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In the annals of dirt track history, one of the most famous race bikes is the BSA Trackmaster. Dirt fans will know that it was campaigned by the charismatic but crash-prone Dave Aldana, who also featured in the movie On Any Sunday. In 1970 Aldana was beaten to the Grand National title by Gene Romero, but fifty years later, there are still plenty of folks who remember the BSA he raced. The classic BSA ‘Trackmaster’ even has fans in Europe, and some of the most passionate are to be found in a…

A custom Suzuki DRZ400 by Federal Moto

A BMX with a 125cc engine in a replica Mongoose frame, a Harley Sportster converted into a motocross bike, a Ducati Monster from a Spanish race shop, and a Piaggio Ape snow drifter powered by a Triumph Street Triple engine. Let's have some fun this week! Shed-built Harley-Davidson 'crosser This crazy Sportster-based dirt bike could almost be called the result of boredom. Robert Warren conceived it while he was laid up in hospital, facing a life-threatening illness; an alternative, he says…

You’ll find no shortage of custom Harleys on builder Kento Oketani’s home streets of Long Beach. But you won’t find anything quite like his 1970 Harley-Davidson Sportster XLH. You might not know what to make of it at first glance—but once you understand how this desert sled came to be, the pieces start falling into place. See, Kento took inspiration from an unlikely source: a custom 1956 pre-unit Triumph that his friend imported from the US to Japan, back in the early 2000s. Kento says the…

Post Sale Update: This custom Yamaha sold for $13,556 after 14 bids on eBay. Last time I featured a custom Yamaha by Greg Hageman, it was a XSR700 inspired by the XT500. This time around, it’…

Nasir Morni’s Honda ‘Africa Cub’ Based in Borneo, Malaysia, Nasir Morni knows how to make the best out

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After 50 years of production in India, Royal Enfield had worked hard to update their range, first with a unit construction engine, then fuel injection and after all that the only thing on Sideburn magazine’s mind was making the 2009 Bullet Classic look like a mid-‘60s flat track racer. Only half the frame and the engine remains from the original bike that was supplied to Sideburn by UK Royal Enfield specialists, Watsonian-Squire. Lots of parts came from friends. Or we already had them, and…

Yamaha's beloved SR has come in an array of sizes over the years, all closely resembling each other. Of all of them, the SR150 is an outlier. The now-defunct single was manufactured in Taiwan exclusively for the Taiwanese market, with a few visual differences from its Japanese cousins. Even though the SR150 didn't quite have the same timeless vibe as the rest of the range, it still sold like hot cakes. Since it was built locally, it incurred less sales tax—so it was cheap and readily…

Giant Killer: The Harris-framed Suzuki sprint bike that beat the factory entries at the Glemseck 101 sprints

If you've ever thought the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 would make the perfect rally bike, this week's opening act is for you. Our Sunday salvo also includes a Triumph Thruxton from Tamarit, an off-road racing-inspired Harley-Davidson Pan America, and a stylish RGNT electric café racer. Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 by OrMotors The new Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 doesn’t just offer better looks than the previous generation, it also performs better in every way. Sure, Enfield’s new liquid-cooled…

The reliability of Honda motorcycles is legendary. When this 1972 Honda XL 250 arrived at Mule Motorcycles, Richard Pollock had a long list of performance upgrades and cosmetic changes to work through. But when it came to the engine, some timing adjustments and a carb rebuild were all it took for the 51-year-old thumper to run true. “The donor bike was in top shape,” Richard tells us. “One lesson I learned long ago, was the better the donor, the better the end product.” Remarkably, Richard…

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